The Royals went winless since our last episode, largely due to continued struggles at the plate. How can they work out of it? What's the biggest issue? When do you start to worry (or are you already?)?

We tried to address those questions, including what has to happen going forward for the Royals to climb out of the hole they've made for themselves, and at what point it's too deep to come back from... 

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